KIRKLEES leader Mehboob Khan has warned residents to beware the dangers of freezing, icy roads as temperatures were set to plunge later today.

He said: "I'm worried about freezing temperatures with all the slush and thawing snow. The prediction is for temperatures to drop to minus four tonight which will make some of our roads extremely icy and that causes far greater risk than slush.

"My car is parked up and my advice would be to people who do need to go out to use public transport wherever possible.

"And I would ask them to be patient and bear with us. Keeping aerterial roads open is our priority. We have been taking care to look after vulnerable people in remote areas and using 4x4 vehicles to enable NHS community care staff to visit them.

"At the moment it is a novel experience and lots of families have been out enjoying the snow - sledging down Clayton Fields which has been very busy.

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"As for bin collections - the manager is making his decisions on a day-to-day basis and grey bins are being prioritised. The vehicle refuse collector weighs 40 tonnes and no-one wants that being lost control of.

"Staff are doing a magnificent job and I have been in touch with other West Yorkshire leaders who report very similar situations to our own."